What is the Least Common Multiple of 40735 and 40745?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 40735 and 40745 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40735 and 40745, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40735,40745) = 5
LCM(40735,40745) = ( 40735 × 40745) / 5
LCM(40735,40745) = 1659747575 / 5
LCM(40735,40745) = 331949515

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40735 and 40745 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40735 and 40745. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40735 and 40745.

Prime Factorization of 40735

Prime Factorization of 40745

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40735 and 40745.

LCM(40735,40745) = 5¹ × 8147¹ × 29¹ × 281¹
LCM(40735,40745) = 331949515